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| This tutorial describes how to use DropIt to automatically scan defined folders at a time interval and process their content. | This tutorial describes how to use DropIt to automatically scan defined folders at a time interval and process their content. | ||
| - | DropIt can be considered as a //"Personal Assistant to automatically manage files"// and the reason is the ''Folder Monitoring'' feature, available from Options (''Monitoring'' tab). | + | DropIt can be considered as a //"Personal Assistant to automatically manage files"// and the reason is the "Folder Monitoring" feature, available from Options ("Monitoring" tab). |
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| To start to use this feature you only need to: | To start to use this feature you only need to: | ||
| - | - select "Enable scan of monitored folders", | + | - select "''Enable scan of monitored folders''", |
| - define a scanning time interval (for example something like 50-60 seconds), | - define a scanning time interval (for example something like 50-60 seconds), | ||
| - define a minimum size (leave 0 to ignore this feature), | - define a minimum size (leave 0 to ignore this feature), | ||
| - | - select "Show progress window for monitored folders" (if you want it). | + | - select "''Show progress window for monitored folders''" (if you want it). |
| - | {{ :mon1.png?nolink&300 |}} | + | {{ :mon1.png?direct&300 |}} |
| Your folders will be scanned every N seconds (with N the defined time interval) and only if bigger than the defined minimum size. | Your folders will be scanned every N seconds (with N the defined time interval) and only if bigger than the defined minimum size. | ||
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| ===== Manage Monitored Folders ===== | ===== Manage Monitored Folders ===== | ||
| - | Now, to add your first monitored folder, you only need to double-click the table or click the ''Add'' button. It will open the following window to define a new monitored folder: | + | Now, to add your first monitored folder, you only need to double-click the table or click the "Add" button. It will open the following window to define a new monitored folder: |
| - | {{ :mon2.png?nolink&300 |}} | + | {{ :mon2.png?direct&300 |}} |
| This very simple window allows to select the desired folder and to associate a profile to it. In this way, when the monitored folder is automatically scanned, DropIt uses the associations of that profile to process included files and folders. | This very simple window allows to select the desired folder and to associate a profile to it. In this way, when the monitored folder is automatically scanned, DropIt uses the associations of that profile to process included files and folders. | ||
| - | From ''Monitoring'' tab, you can select a monitored folder and click "Edit" to modify it or "Remove" to delete it from the list. You can also check or uncheck folders to enable/disable them. | + | From "Monitoring" tab, you can select a monitored folder and click "Edit" to modify it or "Remove" to delete it from the list. You can also check or uncheck folders to enable/disable them. |
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| ===== Tips and Tricks ===== | ===== Tips and Tricks ===== | ||
| - | * If you want to add new monitored folders, a very fast way is to press ''Ctrl'' key while you are dropping some folders on DropIt floating icon to directly add them. | + | * If you want to add new monitored folders, a very fast way is to press "CTRL" key while you are dropping some folders on DropIt floating icon to directly add them. |
| * If you want to scan several monitored folders, it is recommended to increase also the scan time interval (for example to 120-180 seconds). | * If you want to scan several monitored folders, it is recommended to increase also the scan time interval (for example to 120-180 seconds). | ||
| - | * If you want to ignore files during download/creation/editing, you can select "Ignore files if their size is changed after loading" from Options (''Main'' tab). Note that it works only if the file size changes during its process. | + | * If you want to ignore files during download/creation/editing, you can select "''Ignore files if their size is changed after loading''" from Options ("Main" tab). Note that it works only if the file size changes during its process. |
| - | * If you want to ignore subfolders of monitored folders, you can select "Always process folders and not scan them" from Options (''Main'' tab) and add the following association as __the only one for folders__: | + | * If you want to ignore subfolders of monitored folders, you can select "''Always process folders and not scan them''" from Options ("Main" tab) and add the following association as __the only one for folders__: |
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